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Congressional District 15, NY

754,448 Population
18.7 square miles 40,292.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.5 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$26,424 ±$965 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$44,554 ±$2,807 Median household income
  • about half the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about half the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

30.7% ±2.2% (225,967  ±17,601) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

42.7 minutes ±0.9 (11,627,885  ±518,618) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New York: 33.2 279,586,620 (±0.2 / ±1,926,387)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

290,505 ±6,075 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (724,080  ±19,522) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.1% ±1.2% (11,357  ±2,335) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

307,158 ±5,971 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$581,800 ±$28,885 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

6.9% ±0.9% (51,658  ±6,824.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

73.8% ±1.9% (362,188  ±11,934.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
21.9% ±1.2% (107,314  ±6,328.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

55.4% ±1.2% (388,964  ±9,148.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 30.9% 5,797,240 (±0.1% / ±23,814.8)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

34.2% ±1.3% (258,134  ±11,693) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

1.9% ±0.4% (10,908  ±2,512) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,908 Total veterans ±2,512 9,937 Male ±2,284 971 Female ±574

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